INDO-CHINESE BLUE FLYCATCHER

Photographed at Dong Nai Nature Reserve, Vietnam, May 2024.

 1346                 INDO-CHINESE BLUE FLYCATCHER                Cyornis sumatrensis

VIETNAM                 13

The Indochinese blue flycatcher (Cyornis sumatrensis) is a species of bird in the family Muscicapidae. It is found from southern Myanmar and the Malay Peninsula to Indochina and northeastern Sumatra. It was previously considered conspecific with Tickell's blue flycatcher.

HAINAN BLUE FLYCATCHER

 

Hainan Blue Flycatcher (female). Photographed at Arey Ksat, Cambodia, November 2023

1327                        HAINAN BLUE FLYCATCHER                 Cyornis hainanus

CAMBODIA                     40

Found in broadleaved evergreen, semi-evergreen and mixed deciduous forest, bamboo; up to 1,020 m. Resident (some movements) S China; fairly common, to common resident CSE Myanmar, Tenasserim, Thailand (except C.S), Indochina (except S Annam).

TAIGA FLYCATCHER

Photographed at Arey Ksat, Cambodia, November 2023

1325                     TAIGA FLYCATCHER               Ficedula albicilla

CAMBODIA.                29

The Taiga Flycatcher, also known as Red-throated Flycatcher (Ficedula albicilla) is a migratory bird It breeds in northern Eurasia from eastern Russia to Siberia and Mongolia. It is a winter visitor to South and South-east Asia in Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal, Malaysia, Thailand, China, Vietnam, and Japan. Its natural habitat is taiga forest. It is a rare vagrant to western Europe.

GREY-HEADED CANARY FLYCATCHER

 

Photographed at Arey Ksat, Cambodia, November 2023

(* 977)               GREY-HEADED CANARY FLYCATCHER             Culicicapa ceylonensis

CAMBODIA                    27

This species breeds in upland to montane oak (Quercus) and other broadleaved forests and similar wooded areas in temperate to tropical southern Asia, from Pakistan, Central India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka east to Indonesia and southern China. 

ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER

Photographed at Arey Ksat, Cambodia, November 2023

 (* 917)                  ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER              Muscicapa dauurica 

CAMBODIA               25      

Found in primary and secondary forest, mangroves, forest edge, scrub, old plantations, parkland and even urban greenspaces. 13 cm. breeds across C Siberia and the Russian Far East, south to NE China, Korea and Japan; winters across S India to Southeast Asia, Thai-Malay Peninsula, Greater Sundas and Philippines; non-migratory populations occur inIndian sub-contijnet, mainland Southeast Asia and Borneo.

BLACK-WINGED MONARCH

Photographed at Cooktown, Queensland February 2018

1240               BLACK-WINGED MONARCH                  Monarcha frater  

AUSTRALIAN                 734

Also known as Black-chinned Flycatcher, Black-chinned Monarch, Black-winged Flycatcher, and Black-winged Monarch Flycatcher. Found in Australia and on New Guinea. Habitat subtropical or tropical moist lowland forests and subtropical or tropical moist montane forests.Four subspecies; Pearly Monarch (M. f. canescens) is the subspecies found on islands in Torres Straits and ne Australia.

LITTLE PIED FLYCATCHER

Photographed at Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, April 2017

1180               LITTLE PIED FLYCATCHER                Ficedula westernmanni 

MALAYSIA              95

Found in crown laters of lower and upper montane forests and forest edges; at c. 1,050-2,030 m. 11 cm. Resident from W. Himalayas through S China to Peninsular malaysia, Sumatra, java, Borneo, the Philippines, Sulawesi, and the Lesser Sundras.

RUFOUS-BROWED FLYCATCHER

Photographed at Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, April 2017

1169                  RUFOUS-BROWED FLYCATCHER              Ficedula solitaris

MALAYSIA               83

Found in broad-leafed forest, bamboo; 760-1,400 m. 12-13 cm. Uncommon to locally communion peninsular Malaysia.

MUGIMAKI FLYCATCHER

Female, photographed at Fraser's Hill, Malaysia, April 2017

1152               MUGIMAKI FLYCATCHER                Ficedula mugimaki

MALAYSIA             66

Seen from mangroves up to c. 1,500 m, in forest and forest edges, tall secondary woodland, parks and gardens. 13 cm. Migrant in Peninsular Malaysia.

ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER

Photographed on Langkawi, April 2017

(*   917)               ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER             Muscicapa dauurica

MALAYSIA             23

Found in gardens, and parklands with tall scattered trees, and forest edges. 13.5 cm. Migrant and perhaps resident throughout Malaysia Peninsula.

BROWN-BREASTED FLYCATCHER

March 2017

1110              BROWN-BREASTED FLYCATCHER                 Muscicapa muttui

SRI LANKA            132

Found in forest, well-wooded areas, often near streams. 14 cm. Rather uncommon winter migrant to wet lowlands and up to lower hills; local and less common in dry lowlands and mid hills.

GREY-HEADED CANARY FLYCATCHER

Subspecies ceylonensis, March 2017

(*  977)                GREY-HEADED CANARY FLYCATCHER                  Culicicapa ceylonensis

SRI LANKA                123

Found in forest and wooded areas. 13 cm. Rather uncommon breeding resident in mid hills and above.

DULL-BLUE FLYCATCHER

March 2017

1101               DULL-BLUE FLYCATCHER              Eumyias sordidus

SRI LANKA                122

Also known as Dusky Blue Flycatcher. Endemic. Found in forest and well wooded areas. 15 cm. Rather uncommon in mid hills and above; occasionally descends to lower elevations.

TICKELL'S BLUE FLYCATCHER

Subspecies jerdoni, photographed March 2017

1075               TICKELL'S BLUE FLYCATCHER                Cyornis tickelliae

SRI LANKA            75

Found in forest and wooded areas. 14 cm. Rather uncommon breeding resident locally in lowlands up to mid hills.

ASIAN-PARADISE FLYCATCHER

Photographed in Sri Lanka, March 2017

1057                    ASIAN-PARADISE FLYCATCHER                Terpsiphone paradisi        

SRI LANKA                 8

Found in open forests, groves and town gardens. 20 cm. Fairly common breeding resident, locally and in dry lowlands and adjoining dry lower hills.

ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER

(*   917)                      ASIAN BROWN FLYCATCHER                 Muscicapa dauurica 

NEPAL                    134

Found in open broadleaved forest, groves and wooded areas. 14 cm. Uncommon summer visitor and passage migrant; rare in winter.

VERDITER FLYCATCHER

Photographed at Koshi Tappu Wildlife Reserve, Nepal March 2017

(997)                          VERDITER FLYCATCHER                Eumyias thalassinus

NEPAL                  53

Found in open forests, clearings, edges and wooded areas. 16 cm. Partial migrant, common in summer in central Nepal, and in wintering southern part. 

GREY-HEADED CANARY FLYCATCHER

Photographed in Kathmandu, Nepal March 2017

977               GREY-HEADED CANARY FLYCATCHER             Culicicapa ceylonensis

NEPAL           22

Found in forests and wooded areas. 13 cm. Common partial migrant, in the south during winter, moving north in summer.